The Highest number of Cranes recorded in Phobjika Phobjikha valley in Wangduephodrang is considered one of the largest and most significant wetlands in the country. At 3,000 meters, it is home to the endangered black-necked cranes. Locally known as thrung thrung karm, these majestic birds migrate to Phobjikha valley from the Tibetan plateau, crossing the mighty...Read More
Are you planning on a trip to Bhutan? Allow us to give you a photographic tour of one of the happiest nations in the Himalayas, no – hang on, in the world. Known for its remoteness, Bhutan is a travel destination that many only dream of visiting. And so, every year, only a few actually...Read More
We invite you on a journey to join an exclusive Bhutan Art Tour led by “The Sketching Backpacker” Robert A. Alejandro Come and join us for a one of a kind travel experience. Learn travel illustration, water-coloring & drawing with Robert A. Alejandro in the most wonderful of settings: Bhutan. Join us this 13 –...Read More
The fourth and latest film from Bhutanese Buddhist teacher, lama, and filmmaker, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait, premiered last month at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. Last year, Lion’s Roar reported that Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, also known as Khyentse Norbu, launched a Kickstarter project to gather funding for the film, which...Read More
A Park Where Rhododendrons are in Bloom Opened only a few years ago, the Royal Botanical Park congregated hordes of people from near and far this year too. Strolling around the 125-acre park in Lamperi (a half-hour drive from Thimphu), visitors were busy clicking away with their cameras, visiting nomadic tents or simply marveling at...Read More
With the completion of the world’s tallest statue of Guru Rinpoche in Lhuentse, eastern Bhutan, many people’s attention has turned to this great yogi. What is his connection to Bhutan? Was he a deity or a man? Well, the great yogi was neither an ordinary human nor a god but an emanation of both Buddha...Read More
His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen gave the Bhutanese people a special gift as the kingdom was celebrating its New Year (Losar) holidays. The gift – the first photo of the four-day-old Royal baby – was taken at Lingkana Palace in the presence of the Fourth King. The photo, posted on Facebook,...Read More
There are prayers, and there are prayers. Buddhism in Bhutan is a way of life where prayers permeate every occasion or activity. And the great prayer of the Monlam Chhenmo is revered as the king of all prayers. The prayer has its centuries-old roots in India and presently lives on at Bodhgaya or Dorji Dhen...Read More
